Property sold
4 bedroom House in Bonchurch, Isle of Wight, Offers in excess of £500,000

Gate and path up to:

Stained glass front door into:

ENTRANCE PORCH: 8’0 x 5’0
With stained glass windows to either side of the door and further windows on both sides. Quarry tiled floor, stained glass door into shower room & w.c. and further stained glass front door with fan light above into:

DINING ROOM: 16’10 x 14’5
Double doors with secondary double glazing opening out onto south facing front veranda with original wooden shutters. Original coving and high skirting boards. Open fireplace with timber mantle. Two radiators, hatch opening through to kitchen. Impressive wooden staircase with Charles Rennie Mackintosh style pillars up to first floor. Open into small hallway/lobby.

From dining room, door into kitchen and door into:

LIVING ROOM: 24’3 x 11’9 widening to 19’6
A large open plan space with double doors with secondary double glazing out to south facing front veranda with wooden shutters. Further large sash window to side. Coving and dado rail. Some original plaster moulding into additional seating area. Flame and pebble gas fire. Three radiators.

From living room, half glazed door into:

LEAN-TO CONSERVATORY/PORCH: 10’1 x 6’2
Original stone external house wall to one side and windows along the other. Half glazed backdoor to veranda. Glazed pitched roof.

From dining room, open through to hallway/lobby with cupboard.

From lobby, door into:

KITCHEN: 13’4 x 9’1
Window and dimpled glass door out to rear courtyard. Beamed white painted ceiling with halogen down-lights, pale wood flooring. Range of contemporary kitchen units in grey/blue with long brushed stainless steel handles, white worktops and glass tiled border. Additional open shelving. White sink and drainer with mixer tap, space and plumbing for dishwasher, built-in ceramic halogen with glass splash back and Stoves white extractor hood above. Wall mounted electric double oven and grill. Space and power for fridge-freezer. High level cupboard housing fuse-box. Open hatch through to dining room.

From entrance porch, half stained glass door into:

SHOWER ROOM & W.C.:
Frosted window to side with extractor vent, part tiled walls. Older suite with corner shower and Triton electric shower unit. Low level w.c., pedestal wash hand basin, wall mounted electric bar heater.

From dining room, stairs up to:

FIRST FLOOR LANDING: 9’3 x 6’2
With stained glass window above stairs, radiator, two cupboards, one with water tank and one for storage/airing. Picture rail and loft access.

From landing, door into:

BEDROOM ONE: 13’9 x 9’9
Window to front with sea views. Alcoved wardrobe space, radiator, picture rail.

From first floor landing, door into:

BEDROOM TWO: 13’9 x 11’10
Window to front with sea views. Exposed wooden floorboards, vanity unit with inset basin and cupboards under. Picture rail.

From first floor landing, door into:

BEDROOM THREE: 13’2 (15’5 into box bay) x 9’3
With box bay sash window to side, open fronted wardrobes. Radiator, picture rail.

From first floor landing, door into:

BEDROOM FOUR: 13’0 x 8’4
Window to front with sea views. Additional stained glass window to rear. Radiator, high level shelving, picture rail.

From first floor landing, door into:

BATHROOM: 14’10 x 8’1
Impressive row of three original stained glass windows to side. White painted floorboards and half height white tiled walls. Central white bath with panelled sides, mixer taps and shower attachment. Wash hand basin set into vanity unit with tiled surround and splash back and with storage cupboards below. Attractive vintage heated towel rail, partially boxed in low level w.c. with small cupboard to side. Radiator.

OUTSIDE:
The Retreat has a gravel driveway up to detached garage and plenty of room for hard standing. The garden to the front is lawn with surrounding mature shrub borders and is enclosed by an original stone wall. There is a white wooden gate from Bonchurch Shute to the front path which leads up to the front door. The length of the front of the villa has a glass roofed veranda with attractive red and black floor tiles. There is access around one side of the property to an enclosed rear courtyard garden which leads in turn into the kitchen via back door. To the other side is a brick built workshop which is attached to the high stone wall behind the property. Further areas of garden are set out in terraces above with stone steps leading up to them. At the higher part of the garden are two wooden summerhouses, a pond and decorative semi-circular stone steps.

ENTRANCE PORCH: 8’0 x 5’0
With stained glass windows to either side of the door and further windows on both sides. Quarry tiled floor, stained glass door into shower room & w.c. and further stained glass front door with fan light above into:

DINING ROOM: 16’10 x 14’5
Double doors opening out onto south facing front veranda with original wooden shutters. Original coving and high skirting boards. Open fireplace with timber mantle. Two radiators, hatch opening through to kitchen. Impressive wooden staircase with Charles Rene Mackintosh type pillars up to first floor. Open into small hallway/lobby.

From dining room, door into kitchen and door into:

LIVING ROOM: 24’3 x 11’9 widening to 19’6
A large open plan space with double doors out to south facing front veranda with wooden shutters. Further large sash window to side. Coving and dado rail. Some original plaster moulding into additional seating area. Flame and pebble gas fire. Three radiators.

From living room, half glazed door into:

LEAN-TO CONSERVATORY/PORCH: 10’1 x 6’2
Original stone external house wall to one side and windows along the other. Half glazed backdoor to veranda. Glazed pitched roof.

From dining room, open through to hallway/lobby with cupboard.

From lobby, door into:

KITCHEN: 13’4 x 9’1
Window and dimpled glass door out to rear courtyard. Beamed white painted ceiling with halogen down-lights, pale wood flooring. Range of contemporary kitchen units in grey/blue with long brushed stainless steel handles, white worktops and glass tiled border. Additional open shelving. White sink and drainer with mixer tap, space and plumbing for dishwasher, built-in ceramic halogen with glass splash back and Stoves white extractor hood above. Wall mounted electric double oven and grill. Space and power for fridge-freezer. High level cupboard housing fuse-box. Open hatch through to dining room.

From entrance porch, half stained glass door into:

SHOWER ROOM & W.C.:
Frosted window to side with extractor vent, part tiled walls. Older suite with corner shower and Triton electric shower unit. Low level w.c., pedestal wash hand basin, wall mounted electric bar heater.

From dining room, stairs up to:

FIRST FLOOR LANDING: 9’3 x 6’2
With stained glass window above stairs, radiator, two cupboards, one with water tank and one for storage/airing. Picture rail and loft access.

From landing, door into:

BEDROOM ONE: 13’9 x 9’9
Window to front with sea views. Alcoved wardrobe space, radiator, picture rail.

From first floor landing, door into:

BEDROOM TWO: 13’9 x 11’10
Window to front with sea views. Exposed wooden floorboards, vanity unit with inset basin and cupboards under. Picture rail.

From first floor landing, door into:

BEDROOM THREE: 13’2 (15’5 into box bay) x 9’3
With box bay sash window to side, open fronted wardrobes. Radiator, picture rail.

From first floor landing, door into:

BEDROOM FOUR: 13’0 x 8’4
Window to front with sea views. Additional stained glass window to rear. Radiator, high level shelving, picture rail.

From first floor landing, door into:

BATHROOM: 14’10 x 8’1
Impressive row of three original stained glass windows to side. White painted floorboards and half height white tiled walls. Central white bath with panelled sides, mixer taps and shower attachment. Wash hand basin set into vanity unit with tiled surround and splash back and with storage cupboards below. Attractive vintage heated towel rail, partially boxed in low level w.c. with small cupboard to side. Radiator.

OUTSIDE:
The Retreat has a gravel driveway up to detached garage and plenty of room for hard standing. The garden to the front is lawn with surrounding mature shrub borders and is enclosed by an original stone wall. There is a white wooden gate from Bonchurch Shute to the front path which leads up to the front door. The length of the front of the villa has a glass roofed veranda with attractive red and black floor tiles. There is access around one side of the property to an enclosed rear courtyard garden which leads in turn into the kitchen via back door. To the other side is a brick built workshop which is attached to the high stone wall behind the property. Further areas of garden are set out in terraces above with stone steps leading up to them. At the higher part of the garden is a pond together with two wooden summerhouses, one of which is the original Victorian building with decorative semi-circular stone steps.
The other is set up as an office with internet access and power and with its exquisite views would appeal to artists and writers alike.


TO VIEW:
Strictly by appointment only through the vendors sole agents 01 Estate Agents.

DISCLAIMER
We have not tested any fixtures, fittings, appliances or services, including any central heating system and we cannot therefore guarantee that these are in working order.
1) Items shown on photographs in these particulars do not imply that they are included in the sale.
2) Tenures are unconfirmed unless stated otherwise.
3) Floor plans are not to scale and are for guidance as to the arrangement of accommodation only.
4) All measurements are approximate.
5) Internal square footage measurements are approximate and do not include hallways, bathroom/shower rooms or WC’S.